Improvement in pruning implements



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510.149,848., Patented April21,'1874.

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M ltnLbbe. Invm'nwr l NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE-.

RUFUS E. FARRINGTON, OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA.

lMPRovEMENT m PRUNING IMPLEMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Iatent No. 149,848, (lated April 21, 1874; application filed January 15, 1874.

, ing implements in which the hook or upper blade is supported by one staii' or handle, While the cutting-blade is operated by another staff or handle. My improvement consists or" a novel combination of the handles and blades, by which the implement is rendered easier to operate among the high branches of a tree, and more controllable.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Figure lis a side elevation. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a part, showing the manner of connecting the handle. Fig. 3 is an end view of the cap.

A is a long statil or handle, having two lugs, b c, one at its upper end, and the other a short distance below it. D is a metal bar, having a hook, d, formed at its upper end, and having the concave edge of this hook sharpened. This bar D I connect with the staff A by means of a shank, E, the end of which is formed into a convex knife-blade, g. The end of the shank E, I secure to the upper lug b by a rivet or other equivalent means, while the opposite end, near the knife-blade, is riveted to the shank of the hook D in the proper position to allow the two blades'to work together in the manner of a pair of pruning-shears. I then employ a rod or'bar, H, for connecting the lower lug, c, with the shank of the hook D be= low the shank E, and parallel with it, so that the shank E and rod H serve as parallel lever and connecting rods for operating the blades. Upon the lower end of the shank D, I form a iiat button, t', by reducing or cutting away the metal upon each side of the shank, just above it, so as to `leave the button connected with the shank by a neck, j. K is ahandle, having its upper end provided with a metal cap-piece, Z. This. cap-piece has a transverse opening, in, through it, and a slot, u, leading from its end Ydown into the transverse opening. The

slot is just large enough to allow the hat but A Y The construction of this implement is silnple and strong, and, having two parallel connecting-rods, the movements of' the blades are steadied, so that the implement can be easily handled.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire. to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The staff A and cutting device E H D, in

combination with the additional removable staff K, as described, and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal. j

RUFUS E. FARRINGTON. [Lis] Witnesses:

J. W. CLARK, 3 FRED. W. ATHnAIN. 

